Item 1
Respond the following:
- Explain how crime is reported by criminal justice authorities to the government.
- Explain why 50% of serious crime may go unreported by citizens. Explain how this affects crime statistics kept by government entities, and support your explanation with examples from the readings.
- Explain the factors that have led to a decrease in violent crime.
Your response should be 250–500 words in length.
Item 2
Explain how technology has affected the perceptions of safety and violence in society. In your explanation, refer to a current event or professional example and to the learning resources.
Your response should be 200–250 words in length.
CJ1002: Crime and Reporting: Compare the perception of crime occurrence and crime reporting to address public misconceptions.
Item 3
Respond to the following:
- First, find the crime statistics for your community. Then, report the statistics for the 8 Type 1 index offenses in your community, including the identification of your community and a reference for where you found your statistics.
- Explain whether the statistics match your perceptions. Explain the reasons for differences or similarities between the perception and reality of crime in your community.
- Recommend one way in which you could address this difference between crime perception and statistics. Support your suggestion with examples from professional experience or with evidence from the learning resources.
Your response should be 500–750 words in length.
[ANSWERED] CJ1002: Crime and Reporting: Compare the perception of crime occurrence and crime reporting to address public misconceptions.SAMPLE
- Explain how criminal justice authorities report crimes to the government.
Reporting the crime to the government by criminal justice authorities is pretty straightforward. In an attempt to fight various crime in the United States, the Federal and states governments have multiple agencies that collect and stores criminal data. The databases have information on crimes and the perpetrators. The reporting process starts with the police officers arresting the suspects and recording a statement. The information collected from the suspect for any act is classified by these agencies depending on its nature. Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is a database that gathers crime information in the United States. Since 1930, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been helping collect and publish data from police arrest information (Mallicoat, 2016). For analysis, UCR processes the information and rate x number of crimes in 100,000 individuals.
